Freakonomics Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Steven Levitt
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Freakonomics Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Steven Levitt
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On average, how many more days does a real estate agent generally keep her own house on the market as opposed to someone else's?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

2. According to Paul Feldman's records, when are people least honest?
(a) During tax season.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) During holiday seasons.
(d) During the winter.

3. Which of the following is not one of the three types of incentives?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Economic.
(c) Social.
(d) Moral.

4. What percentage of people actually pays for Paul Feldman's wares?
(a) 87%.
(b) 12%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 100%,

5. By what percentage did violent crime drop between 1995 and 2000?
(a) 50%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 15%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times a year are elite sumo tournaments held?

2. What does Gyges' ring do?

3. From what city is Norma McCorvey?

4. What does Levitt ask of his reader at the end of the introduction?

5. In New York City, what did analysts credit with the precipitous drop in violent crime?

(see the answer key)

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